Ørsted has revealed a strategic collaboration with Mission Clean Energy to develop four independent battery energy storage systems in the Midwest. Mission Clean Energy seeks to utilise Ørsted’s vast operational expertise and resources to make these projects a reality. Ørsted will use its funds to obtain and uphold interconnection queue positions for the four storage projects owned by Mission, as Mission will still be in charge of developing the projects.
Mission and Ørsted filed applications for connecting the projects, which add up to 1 GW, in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) Central and North regions. Ørsted will be able to purchase a share in the projects as they develop. The strategic placement of the four projects will address capacity needs and handle growing grid instability, focusing on the advantages of their location.
The partnership marks Ørsted’s debut standalone battery storage collaboration in the US and worldwide, expanding its current collection of solar and storage projects. Furthermore, it consists of the 40 MW storage project at Permian Solar Center in West Texas and the 300 MW/1200 MWh storage project at Eleven Mile Solar Center in Arizona. Ørsted, aiming to grow its footprint in the Midwest while also backing Mission Clean Energy, has close to 6 GW of renewable energy projects in US.
In July 2024, Ørsted completed the acquisition of Eversource’s 50 per cent stake in the Sunrise Wind project. It is a 924 MW offshore wind farm situated off the coast of New York. This acquisition follows the successful award of Sunrise Wind in New York’s fourth solicitation for offshore wind capacity.
